Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
William Livingston (November 30, 1723 – July 25, 1790) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the first governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he signed the Continental Association and the United States Constitution.
- Elisha Lawrence, Acting Governor
William G. Livingston (* 30. November 1723 in Albany, Provinz New York; † 25. Juli 1790 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) war der erste Gouverneur von New Jersey während der Amerikanischen Revolution und einer der Unterzeichner der Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten .
22. März 2024 · William Livingston (born Nov. 30, 1723, Albany, N.Y. [U.S.]—died July 25, 1790, Elizabeth, N.J.) was the first Revolutionary governor of New Jersey. A graduate of Yale, Livingston was admitted to the New York bar in 1748 and served briefly in the New York legislature (1759–60).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Livingston, who represented New Jersey at the Constitutional Convention, was one of the new nation's authentic renaissance figures. An accomplished man of letters, linguist, agronomist,...
As Founder of the new United States, Framer of the US Constitution, first elected Governor of New Jersey, intellectual thinker, and political writer, William Livingston — along with his life, his world and the people in it — offers a lens through which to explore how the Revolutionary era was experienced by the many different people who ...
Livingston commanded the New Jersey militia from 1776 until 1783, which required regular correspondence with General George Washington. Born in Albany, New York, Livingston was a scion of one of the colony's most wealthy and influential families.
Learn about William Livingston, a lawyer, politician, and delegate to the Continental Congress who became the first governor of New Jersey. He led the state during the American Revolution, wrote the Constitution, and faced many challenges and threats.
